Large+cask

  • 21water butt — noun a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater • Hypernyms: ↑butt * * * noun 1. : a large cask set up on end to contain water and especially to store rainwater 2. : a receptacle for water (as for a fountain or lavatory) * * …

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  • 22Tonne — This article is about the metric unit of mass. For other ton units, see Ton. For other uses, see Tonne (disambiguation). The tonne (unit symbol t) or metric ton (US),[1] often written pleonastically as metric tonne, is a unit of mass equal to… …

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  • 23puncheon — puncheon1 /pun cheuhn/, n. 1. a large cask of varying capacity, but usually 80 gallons (304 l). 2. the volume of such a cask, used as a measure. [1425 75; ME ponchoun, punchon < MF ponçon, perh. to be identified with PUNCHEON2] puncheon2 /pun&#8230; …

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  • 24tun — 1. noun a) A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126&#8230; …

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  • 25pipe — I [[t]paɪp[/t]] n. v. piped, pip•ing 1) a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, etc 2) a tube of wood, clay, or other material, with a small bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco,&#8230; …

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  • 26puncheon — I pun•cheon [[t]ˈpʌn tʃən[/t]] n. 1) wam a large cask of varying capacity, often 80 gallons (304 liters) 2) wam the volume of such a cask, used as a measure • Etymology: 1425–75; ME ponchoun, punchon &LT; MF ponçon II pun•cheon [[t]ˈpʌn tʃən[/t]] …

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  • 27tun — /tʌn/ (say tun) noun 1. a large cask for holding liquids, etc., especially wine, ale, or beer. 2. a measure of capacity for wine, etc., equivalent to the volume held by such a cask. –verb (t) (tunned, tunning) 3. to put into or store in a tun or&#8230; …

  • 28bhā̆ u-1 : bhū̆ - —     bhā̆ u 1 : bhū̆     English meaning: to hit     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schlagen, stoßen”     Material: a) With present formation d : Lat. fūstis (*bhūd sti s) “ a knobbed stick, cudgel, staff, club “ (= Gaul. būstis in aprov. bust “ tree&#8230; …

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  • 29puncheon — puncheon1 [pun′chən] n. [ME ponchon &LT; MFr poinçon &LT; VL * punctio &LT; punctiare, to prick &LT; L punctus, pp. of pungere, to prick: see POINT] 1. a short, upright wooden post used in a framework ☆ 2. a heavy, broad piece of roughly dressed&#8230; …

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  • 30Soe — Soe, n. [Scot. sae, say, saye; cf. Icel. s[=a]r a large cask, Sw. s? a tub.] A large wooden vessel for holding water; a cowl. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …

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